BOYNE Golf Academy to conduct winter golf schools in Florida

HARBOR SPRINGS, Mich. -- BOYNE Golf Academy of northern Michigan is heading south this winter to PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Florida, offering six three-day winter golf schools. The schools take place Feb. 21-23; Feb. 24-26; March 21-23; March 24-26; April 11-13; and April 14-16. Each session offers a 3-to-1 student-teacher ratio.

The schools are led by Brian O'Neill, director of golf instruction, and Mike Fay, director of player performance. O'Neill is the creator of the BOYNE Golf Academy and has been recognized by Golf Digest as one of the Top Ten Teachers in Michigan. He is also a disciple of renowned instructor, Jim Flick. Fay has earned the Top 50 Kids Teacher Award from U.S. Kids Golf and was the first Golf Channel SwingFix Certified Instructor in Michigan.

The BOYNE Golf Academy takes a holistic approach to learning and development of golf skills. Each of the winter golf schools includes a combined 24 hours of coaching, Trackman Ball Flight Analysis, V1 Coaching Video Analysis, fitness evaluation with a Titleist TPI professional, custom total game evaluation booklet, three rounds of golf on the Wanamaker Course, Ryder Course, or Dye Course at PGA Village with on-course coaching, daily entry to the PGA Learning Center, lunch, one hour of private coaching during the 2014 season, and on-going coaching through BOYNE Golf Academy's online system.

The PGA Center offers the perfect locale for winter golf instruction. The facility, 35 acres in total, includes over 100 full swing practice stations, nine varied practice bunkers that simulate various configurations from around the world, 7,000 square feet of USGA putting greens, world-class golf fitness and performance center, and more.

For more information or to register for a winter golf school, visit BOYNE.com or call 231.526.3848. Cost is $2,500 per person. Register by January 31 and save $500.

About BOYNE
BOYNE is a collection of mountain and golf resorts, retail stores and real estate opportunities based in Michigan and members of the Boyne Resorts family of resorts and attractions. BOYNE is comprised of three resorts located in the Petoskey area including Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls, Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs, and The Inn at Bay Harbor - A Renaissance Golf Resort in Bay Harbor, six Boyne Country Sports retail stores, and Boyne Realty. Learn more at http://www.BOYNE.com or by calling 800.462.6963.

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